EL AL Israel Airlines and Lufthansa Technik sign comprehensive, long-term agreement

The Israeli airline EL AL Israel Airlines and Lufthansa Technik have signed a comprehensive, long-term agreement. In the frame of a 15-year Total Component Support (TCS) contract, Lufthansa Technik will ensure the global and prompt component supply of the carrier’s future Boeing 787 fleet. EL AL has ordered a total of 16 Dreamliners, with the first aircraft to enter service in the EL AL fleet in the third quarter of this year. The new and exclusive TCS agreement strengthens the cooperative partnership between Israel’s flag carrier and the Hamburg, Germany based maintenance, repair and overhaul provider. The contract covers the global vailability of Boeing 787 components. In addition to stocking the inventory at EL AL’s hub at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Lufthansa Technik will supply EL AL through its global spare parts pools in Asia, America and Europe.